Brian of Locksley

Brian of Locksley (1139-1194) was a noble of the Kingdom of England and the father of Robin Hood.

Biography
Brian of Locksley was born in 1139, and he became the lord of Locksley. He had a wife and a son who would later be called "Robin Hood", but when his wife died in 1170 and he took a peasant woman as his new lover, his twelve-year-old son grew mad at him, thinking that he was trying to replace his mother. In 1189, his son left England on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart and many other English nobles. Brian was worried about his son, who was jailed by the Ayyubid Caliphate in Jerusalem, and tried writing a letter to King Richard. However, that same day in 1194 his servant Duncan rushed into his room and asked for help, saying that masked men on horses killed his son. Brian left the gates on his horse with his armor, shield, and weapons, but he saw George, Sheriff of Nottingham and his men, and Duncan apologized for leading them there. George demanded for Brian to join them, but Brian refused, yelling the battle cry, "God and King Richard!" and charging at them, dying in battle.